As I said before I'm a huge fan of the last formulation and scents. I found it hard to believe he could improve the lather and shave I previously got.

But he did.

My lather is so thick and creamy and takes water like a champ. I really like to hydrate my soap til it's very wet and heavy and this soap can take all the water I can throw at it.

A win in my book.

Now to scents. I'm speaking only from my perspective. I absolutely love them. Not at all what I expected tho. The new scents are far more complex than previous offerings. Very well rounded and not straight forward at all. Especially the Blue Spruce which is one of the best scents I have personally ever used.

Hopefully someone will chime in with a more knowledgable nose than I have and pick out the notes. All I can say it smells incredible.

Please guys that own Paolos soaps chime in and tell us what y'all think.

I've previously loved Agrume (lime) and Cremoso (coconut), and only ordered Arrancione (sweet orange). The Sweet Orange nearly knocked me off my feet with it's dynamite scent, and the performance is about as good as any soap that I've tried. It's so good that I ordered the remaining new scents, and can't wait for them to arrive. One of the best parts is that Paolo is really a terrific person, and has a great knowledge of skin care. His balms are absolutely the best, which I use almost daily.

Good to hear that Albera has a great scent. Ordered that one last night. I already have Cremoso, Agrume, and Bosco in the soap and aftershave balm and love them all. Bosco is one of my very favorite scents of any soap period.

1. I was full steam ahead with Agrume (lime), but with the new scent Albera (blue spruce) being added this might be the one for me to order first. Besides I already have Mike's lime and I avoid having any duplicate/overlap in scents.

2. Will Maggard's be getting the new scent and formula soon? I need to get a handle and looking to save on shipping. No biggie though.

3. Why does a google search for "sapone di paolo soap" no longer have http://www.saponedipaolo.com as the top result? In fact I didnt see it at all, but I stopped after the first 4 pages of results. This was working before.

(09-10-2016, 03:57 PM)gregcss Wrote: 1. I was full steam ahead with Agrume (lime), but with the new scent Albera (blue spruce) being added this might be the one for me to order first. Besides I already have Mike's lime and I avoid having any duplicate/overlap in scents.

2. Will Maggard's be getting the new scent and formula soon? I need to get a handle and looking to save on shipping. No biggie though.

3. Why does a google search for "sapone di paolo soap" no longer have http://www.saponedipaolo.com as the top result? In fact I didnt see it at all, but I stopped after the first 4 pages of results. This was working before.

Have a nice day.

1. Albera is quite awesome!

2. I'm just getting my distributors set up with the new stuff now. I don't see why they wouldn't.

3. I completely redesigned my site. I'm not remotely expert with SEO, and I'm sure that with the redesign, I obliterated my search results. Thank you for pointing this out, it hadn't even crossed my mind.

For some unknown reason I have never tried Sapone di Paolo, something that I am going to have to correct this week after reading all the glowing recommendations and descriptions of what looks like incredible fragrance profiles. I think I will wait until the Balms are available to get the full experience.

I do have one question. How would you rate scent strength on the various fragrances? My preference has always been for more robust scent strength.

(09-10-2016, 03:57 PM)gregcss Wrote: 3. Why does a google search for "sapone di paolo soap" no longer have http://www.saponedipaolo.com as the top result? In fact I didnt see it at all, but I stopped after the first 4 pages of results. This was working before.

I had the same problem. When I googled "sapone di paolo" the website did not turn up.

Scents of SdP have been great in y experience. Unfortunately, I just didn't feel the performance was always on par with the caliber of the scent. The lather was always a little drying for my skin and not very cushiony. Maybe it's just my skin though, as a lot of people like the soap. Fantastic packaging too, I'd say.

I tried the Bosco and was impressed with every aspect of this soap. Sometimes when I try a new soap, I have to fine tune or dial in my lathering technique until I figure out the nuances of the particular soap. Not so with Bosco. This soap lathered up immediately and easily. I like the scent and all the qualities I'm looking for in lather are there. Here is a lather shot after a three pass shave:

I also like the packaging of this soap. The plastic tub and labeling are attractive. This is obviously unrelated to performance, but it's a nice touch.

I have not tried any Paolo's soaps or balms yet... Can someone with experience with CRSW and Sapone Di Paolo please give me a side by side of both the soap and the balm. I would love to hear your thoughts.

Tappan, they are both excellent products, and it's difficult to compare one with the other, or say one is better than the other. If you compare CRSW V2 with Paolo's new formulation, it's difficult to find fault with either one. Paolo's first formulation was a little on the soft side, and the container was a little small, but these issues have been addressed with the new formulation. I do think that Paolo's balms are the best there are in terms of post shave face feel. It's really hard not to like Paolo's soaps. You need to try one.